March 13, 3:45 PM. The clouds over Bailu Plain were torn asunder by the wind, and the sunlight slanted down onto the crowd gathered below Jinglu Slope. Jiang Wan looked into the malice in Jiang Rou’s eyes and suddenly felt a constriction in her throat. Lu Jingyuan’s fingertips tapped lightly against the back of her hand; it was their pre-arranged signal for "peace of mind."
"The Heir says you have material evidence?" the Marquis asked, frowning. "Let me see it."
Lu Jingyuan signaled his guard to unfurl a cowhide scroll. It contained a topographical sketch of Jinglu Slope, with a red dot marking the hoof prints of Jiang Wan’s horse. "Reporting to the Marquis: the Gale Horse ridden by Miss Jiang Wan was stationed here, a full ten yards away from where Miss Jiang Rou fell." He pointed his silver whip at the sketch. "Furthermore, the terrain here is level; there are no signs of any collision."
Chapter 154